Oecobia frauenfeldi
Frauenfeld's Casemoth at The Pinnacle
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| Oecobia frauenfeldi | ibaird | 17 Nov 2023 | |
| Oecobia frauenfeldi | donhe | 14 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 13 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
There were dozens of these, probably well over 100. First time I've seen case moths feeding off of flowers but several were on the paper daisies.
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14 Nov 2023
Feeding on flowers: it could also be a Heliocosma species but not H. argyroleuca or H. melanotypa which have disorganised cases.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.034412-35.256995
- Altitude 666.6m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2023 02:19 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- Various plants including paper daisies. Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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- Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Case moths (Psychidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oecobia frauenfeldi
Species information
- Oecobia frauenfeldi Scientific name
- Frauenfeld's Casemoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 581.7m to 678.7m Recorded at altitude
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